Former JD(U) MLA Lalan Ram has been arrested on Wednesday for abusing Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

According to the police, Ram, who was MLA from Kutumba assembly constituency in Aurangabad district was seen consuming alcohol and cursing the Chief Minister for implementing prohibition in the state. He said that "nobody will follow him (Nitish Kumar) wherever he will go."

Ram has immediately suspended from the party after the video went viral on Wednesday. He was arrested from a village under Amba police station area in Aurangabad district by a joint excise and police team.

Assistant Excise Commissioner O P Mandal said "Ram has been arrested on the basis of the video in which he was seen consuming beer. It has also been shown on various TV channels and published in newspapers. Ram has been booked for violating the provisions of the Bihar Excise (Amendment) Act 2016."

"We have suspended ex-MLA Lalan Ram from the party with immediate effect for his involvement in such activity which is against the state government's prohibition policy. Ram has also been relinquished of all party posts" state unit president Bashishtha Narayan Singh said.

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